School district, police say protocol followed after May incident with explosive

7:51 PM,
Jun. 18, 2013

Written by

Nathan Vine
| Stevens Point Journal Media

Stevens Point police and school district officials say they were following protocol after an incident in which a teen lit a homemade explosive near the high school in May.

Police say the teen, who hasn't been identified but does attend school in the district, also had a backpack full of "materials." Stevens Point Police Sgt. Joe Gruber declined to describe the contents further, but police did confiscate the backpack.

The incident, which was discussed in closed session by the School Board more than a month later, has drawn criticism from some in the community who say the matter should have been ...